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Written by Glen Moyer
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Saturday, 13 March 2010 20:36 |
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BFA members David Levin and Cheri White have been awarded ballooning's highest honor, the Montgolfier Diploma from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Ballooning Commission. The awards were announced this weekend at the annual plenary meeting of the CIA in Switzerland.
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Written by Glen Moyer
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Friday, 19 December 2008 09:12 |
John Kugler, BFA pilot from McCook, Nebraska will be inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame on January 29, 2009. The induction ceremony will be held during the banquet of the Nebraska Aviation Symposium at the Kearney Holiday Inn, Kearney, Nebraska.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 08 March 2009 15:58 |
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Written by Glen Moyer
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 08:46 |
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Col. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., was today (April 3) honored by the Smithsonian with the National Air and Space Museum Trophy for 2008. Kittinger was awarded this year's Lifetime Achievement Trophy. (Two trophies are awarded annually, one for curent achivement and one for lifetime.) Kittinger is arguably the most important balloonist active since 1945. While participating in U.S. Air Force high-altitude balloon research programs in the 1960s, he parachuted from 102,800 feet. This world record for the highest parachute jump and longest free fall still stands today. He was also first to cross the Atlantic solo by balloon. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 April 2009 14:02 |
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Written by Glen Moyer
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 15:39 |
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Troy Bradley and Richard Jaworski have been awarded ballooning's highest prize, the Montgolfier Diploma, for outstanding performance in a Rozier and Hot Air Balloon respectively in 2007. The announcement of the awards was made at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the FAI's International Ballooning Commission that concluded March 8th in Austria. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 April 2009 14:01 |
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Written by Glen Moyer
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:00 |
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The “Spirit of Annie” is an award established by the Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association (NOBPA) in memory of a very special Observer, Annie Pryne. It is awarded through a selection process approved by the Board of Directors of NOBPA. The award is designed to acknowledge an individual who personifies the love of ballooning and ballooning people, with dedication to competition and the hard work associated to improving the sport as Annie did.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 January 2008 07:53 |
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Written by Glen Moyer
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 10:31 |
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Longtime BFA member and supporter Paul Stumpf, owner of Stumpf Balloons, was honored in early May by the Aero Club of New England. Stumpf was named recipient of the Vermont State Award, an annual award given to individuals from the six New England states who have made a significant contribution to aviation in their particular field. The award citation reads in part...
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 17:33 |
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